Old machinery

[Cheesie]

Love seeing old machinery still in use, working here today

 

[Turbo]

So I guess you are now making your planned workshop extension bigger?

 

[pressbrake1]

I prefer golden era as a description

 

[Cheesie]

So I guess you are now making your planned workshop extension bigger?

I wish, the handrail is fron a library that was being knocked down and I'm surprised no one noticed the up stairs flooring used to be a lorry bed

 

[Barking Mat]

That's a welding table ++.

 

[Cheesie]

That's a welding table ++.

It is now its got the old grids on it

 

[DeBangis]

Love seeing old machinery still in use, working here today

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Love seeing heavy machinery, mechanical tools, and all engineering works!

 

[Cheesie]

Old machinery is ”old hat”. Heavy, likely slower operation, not so many frills and whistles. Not like the modern stuff - which is made to a computer design, just strong enough with minimum materials and a few gimmicks included.

Older has lasted and will often last a lot longer. Modern stuff is designed for a short life and throw away.

The main drawback of older machinery, as I see it, is weight, space needed - and availability of spares. It is often cheaper to buy new than repair - but not necessarily that much better, if at all. Oh, and guarding, to modern requirements, can be a problem in a lot of situations (like where there are employees to consider).

Guess which I would prefer….

I know what you're talking about, when turned on the amount of mass turning alone is wasting energy, it serves his purpose and will do for many more years, just not efficiently, it not be good in a factory with other employees there for safety reasons alone, when I think back over my years of work and the amount of old machinery sent for scrap, it's just good to see something saved